Vanderbilt Commodores vs Georgia Bulldogs Box Score on Jan 21, 2023

Ezra Manjon came off the bench to score 19 points and Tyrin Lawrence added 15 to lead Vanderbilt to an 85-82 victory over host Georgia in Southeastern Conference play on Saturday at Athens, Ga.

Manjon, who scored 15 second-half points, finished 8 of 12 from the field. Lawrence went 4 of 11 from the floor and grabbed four rebounds for the Commodores (10-9, 3-3).

Myles Stute went 5 of 6 from the floor, including a perfect 4 of 4 from 3-point range, to finish with 14 points.

Jordan Wright and Trey Thomas each had 12 points and Quentin Millora-Brown finished with a game-high 11 rebounds to go along with seven points for the Commodores, who have won two of their past three games.

Georgia (13-6, 3-3), which has dropped two straight games, was led by Jabri Abdur-Rahim. He nailed five 3-pointers on eight attempts en route to finishing with a career-high 21 points.

Terry Roberts chipped in 15 points, six rebounds and a game-high six assists. Kario Oquendo finished with 13 points, while Braelen Bridges added 10 points and a team-high eight rebounds for the Bulldogs.

Georgia outrebounded the Commodores 40-30, largely because Vanderbilt was without Liam Robbins, the team's leading scorer (13.2 points per game) and rebounder (5.9). He is sidelined with a bone bruise and sprained foot.

The Bulldogs rallied after Millora-Brown's layup gave Vanderbilt a 77-65 advantage with 4:51 remaining.

Georgia went on an 11-0 run to pull to within 77-76 on Roberts' layup with 2:13 to play, prompting Vanderbilt to call timeout.

After Wright was called for traveling and the Bulldogs committed a shot clock violation on their ensuing possession, Lawrence sank two free throws for a 79-76 lead with 1:04 to go.

Oquendo split a pair of free throws to cut the lead to 79-77 with 47 seconds to play. Manjon was fouled and hit two free throws to make it a four-point game with 23 seconds remaining.

Roberts' layup cut it to 81-79 with 18 seconds to go, but Trey Thomas hit two free throws with 13 seconds left.

Oquendo made three free throws after being fouled taking a 3-pointer before Thomas sank a pair with four seconds left to provide the final margin.

Abdur-Rahim's 3-pointer from the top of the key clanged off the back of the rim as time expired.

--Field Level Media